Oliver Platt Talks ‘Complexity’ of Playing Uncle Jimmy on ‘The Bear’: ‘You Don’t Know If He’s Going to Shake You or Give You a Hug’

variety.com:

Emily Longeretta It seems thatever since the pandemic, time has been flying by more quickly. That’s evident in TV awards season, as current buzz on the internet focuses heavily on “The Bear” Season 2, but somehow, there hasn’t been an Emmys yet that recognized Season 1.

The first season of the FX on Hulu comedy-drama — it’s nominated in the comedy category, at least for its first 10-episode installment — dropped in June 2022, right after the last Emmy eligibility window closed.

The second season dropped in June and will be eligible for next Emmy season. That’s good news for the guest actor category — both this year and next year, which will likely again be filled with stars of “The Bear.” For Season 1, Oliver Platt and Jon Bernthal, who appeared in two episodes and one episode, respectively, landed nominations for their roles as significant members of the show’s Berzatto family crew.

For Platt, now a five-time Emmy nominee, it wasn’t difficult to create Uncle Jimmy “Cicero” Kalinowski, thanks to creator Christopher Storer and the team of writers. “Let’s not forget, you and I are only having this conversation because a writer, two or three years ago — a member of the WGA — sat down with their typewriter, and they created this extraordinary world,” Platt told Variety in an interview done one day before SAG-AFTRA went on strike.